Display stand



W. C. DICKMEYER.

DISPLAY STAND,

APPLICATION HLED NOV. 9. I921.

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W.IILIAM C. DIGKMEYEE, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

DISPLAY STAND.

Application filed November 9, 1921.

To aZZ 20700727, it may concern:

Be it known that /VILLIAM C. DIGKMEYER, a citizen of the United States,residing at Fort Wayne, in the county of Allen and State of Indiana, hasinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Display Stands; and hedoes hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains, to make and use the same.

This invention has to do with object holders and relates particularly toadvertising easels or display stands.

It is the primary object of the invention to provide a sturdy device ofsimple formation having a solid base portion, sides depending from saidbase, and a unique general assembly, and secondarily, to provide a frontfor said device interlocking with the sides thereof for mutual support,said front having a flexibility admitting of quick assembly of thedevice and adjustments in conformity with the configuration of the standand of an object thereon.

These and such other objects as may hereinafter appear are attained bythe novel construction, arrangement and combination of theseveral partsof the device now, to be specifically described. Reference will now behad ,to the accompanying drawing in which- 1 i Figure 1 is a plan viewof the blank from which the stand is formed;

Figure 2 is a detail showing the interlocking of the frontand sideof thestand; and I Figure 3 is a perspective view' showing the complete stand,a rectangular object held thereupon being indicated by dotted lines.

The purpose of the invention having already been stated, it is proper tosay that in its manufacture, cardboard, sheet metal or any other flat orsheet material may be employed, and that for facility in production,blanks such as are shown in Figure 1 from the selected material may bedie cut or stamped. The dotted lines in said figure are used not only tomark the boundaries of parts, but also to indicate scoring or creasingbetween. said parts.

Said blank from which the stand is formed, has, as is clearlyillustrated, a rectangular central portion divided into sections by thedotted lines w-a and 6-6. The wider of the sections, thus divided offand I Specification of Letters Eatent.

Patented May'9, 1922.

Serial No. 514,056.

designated by the ordinal l, is thebase or bottom of the stand, whilethe narrower sections, 2 and 3, provide the front thereof.

Section 3 has side extensions of material, designated 4, said extensionsbeing of any convenient dimensions, and shape, but preferably of aslightly undercut formation at their under sides and immediatelyadjacent to the sides of section 3. Two triangular notches 5, eachhaving its apex in alignment with opposite side of section 3, are cut inthe uppermost edge of said section 3.

Depending from the sides of section 1 are oppositely disposedsubstantially right triangular wings 6, each extending the full lengthof said sides and separated therefrom. by the score or crease line cc.The longer sides (hypotenuse) of said wings 6 comprise two parallelportions 7 and 9, separated by a step 8, the portion 7 which is adjacentsection 2 of the blank being slightly longer than said section 2,- whilethe longer portion 9 of said side is notched or cut out at 10.

The notch or cut out partlO has an undercut end 11 adjacent to .the step8 its inner surface is straight and inclined inwardly and away from theside 9 and it terminates in a deeply undercut end 12, the material ofthe side 9 proje ting Well over the straight surface of said notch 10 toform a finger 13.

The distance from points date the undercut ends 11 of notches i0 isslightly less than the distance from points as to the undercut portionsof extensions 4:, while the distance from the undercut portions ofextensions 4 to the apex of notches 5 is slightly greater than thepassageway into notch 10'intermediate end 11 and finger 13.

For economy in material and to make the stand of less height and hencemore sturdy, the material of the wings 6 may be clipped offperpendicularly to the side 9 adjacent to notch 10 as is shown.

To form an easel, or stand, the material of the blank is bent upwardlyalong lines 0 c and a;-ar,.v The material of section 3 at the apices ofnotches 5 is forced backwardly under fingers 13 and into the undercut12, as depicted in figure 2, until the undercut portions of extensions 4pass wholly into the notch 10. With the release of the,

of the stand formed from sections 2 and 3 is slightly flexed along theline b?) either which support the object of display cannot be forcedapart from beneath and are securely locked against spread at their top.The hinged sections 2 and 3 adjust themselves to the assembly of thesides and to the strain upon the stand as well as to the shape of theobject. Additionally, section 2 provides space for advertising, andnames or prices of goods for the public view, while section 3 may beavailed for additional advertising and the like directed to the user ofthe stand.

It is instantly apparent that many modifications, changes andalterations may be made to the device herein illustrated and describedwithout departing from the spirit of the invention; hence, it is not myintention to be limited to this single form of the invention, but toinclude all structures falling within the scope of the claims heretoappended. I

What I claim is new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, 1s 1 1. In a display stand out or stamped from sheet material, abottom having extensions adapted to be bentupwardly to form sides forthe stand, and a front provided with ex tensions of material adapted tointerlock with said bottom extensions whereby to hold the sides inalignment. I

2. A display stand having a bottom, sides and front cut or stamped fromsheet material, said front interlocking with said sides and having ahinged portion whereby to ad just its configuration to the configurationof said sides.

3. A stand out or s amped from sheet material comprising a bottom,notched side members formed from oppositely disposed extensions of thebottom material, a hinged front formed fromanother extension of saidbottom material, said hinged fnont having lateral extensions of materialinsertable into the notches in the said sides. I

t. In a display stand out or stamped from sheet material and bent intoshape, a bottom, sides extending from said bottom' and having notchestherein, and a hinged front adapted for reciprocate movement upon saidsides.

As an article of manufacture, a blank for forming a display stand fromsheet material and of substantially Y shape, the body of the Y formingthe bottom and sides of said stand and the stem thereof the, front ofsaid stand, the material of the body of the blank having side notchesinto which the material of the stem is adapted to be inserted when infolded position, the stern comprising two sections adapted to be flexedinwardly and outwardly.

6. A display stand out or stamped from a single sheet of material andbent into shape, comprising a substantially square bottom section,triangular side members extending from said bottom section and havingtheir inclined edges cut to form steps and a shallow notch havingundercut ends, and a rectangular extension from said bottom having anotched end provided with lateral extensions of material, the sideextensions being adapted to be folded perpendicularly to the bottom toreceive in the said sides .when an object for display is placed uponsaid steps.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

WILLIAM C. DIOKMEYER.

notches therein the notched end of said. rec-

